Dean Wilson has been the sensation of the 2009 Monster Energy Canadian MX Nationals. And what makes the Canidae Motorsports/Monster Energy rider so special is the fact that, well, he’s actually Canadian! At the opening round of the series at Kamloops, British Columbia, Wilson smoked to a double moto sweep for the overall victory in the skinned knuckle, club swinging MX2 class. And from that point forward, he kept on chugging, winning the next two rounds, as well.

Wilson will now turn his attention to the United States of America where he’ll run the Ponca City and Loretta Lynn’s Amateur Nationals later this summer. From there, it’s straight to the starting gate of the 2009 Lucas Oil AMA Motocross where he’ll take on the world’s best 250F riders. It’s been quite a while since the hockey-crazed nation of Canada has produced a rider capable of running in the top 10 in the U.S., but young Wilson certainly appears to have everything required to pull of such a feat. “We don’t know yet,” said Wilson of which AMA National he will compete in first come August. “We don’t know for sure, if I don’t have a ride it will be whatever track I like better we’ll go to and I’ll try to mix it up with those boys